Several fire crews have been tackling a large fire in Yeovil since 2.20am this morning and are still at the incident.

Fire crews from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue were called at 2.20am to reports of a fire on Sherborne Road in the town.

By 4.46am there were seven fire engines from Yeovil, Martock, Crewkerne and Sherborne along with two aerial ladder platforms from Yeovil and Taunton, a water carrier from Yeovil, incident command unit from Street and a welfare appliance from Burnham-on-Sea at this incident along with numerous fire officers.

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11:43

Security firm confirm it was Olds

Vigilant Security have confirmed the fire did happen on the Olds site in Yeovil.

09:26

Fire crews still at scene

09:19

Damping down

Crews continue to damp down the scene of the fire.

08:30

Dramatic video from during the fire

08:09

Gallery of photos show extent of blaze

08:05

Building gutted by fire

Inside the building (Image: Yeovil Fire Station)

08:04

Fire station photos show extent of fire

A photo of the fire taken by fire crews (Image: Yeovil Fire Station)

07:49

Fire crews still on the scene

A photo captured of the fire (Image: Sara Zubel)

Submitted by Sara Zubel - this was captured in the early hours of the morning

07:48

Photos show scale of fire

A photo captured of the fire (Image: Sara Zubel)

07:41

Traffic in the area

According to traffic monitoring site Travel Somerset while the A30 Sherborne Road westbound is partially blocked due to building fire between Southville and Wyndham Street, traffic is coping well.

07:24

Relief crews swap in

Three relief appliances from Chard, Wincanton and Ilminster are now in attendance and three of the original appliances are going to be released.

At 7.30am a further four appliances and two aerial crews will be mobilised as relief.

Fire investigation will continue in daylight hours alongside the police.

07:23

Fire crews at the scene

A spokesman from the fire service said:

The derelict building measures approximately 50m by 50m and has a range of floors.

The main workshop space was well alight and there has been a partial collapse of the building. Crews are using a thermal imaging camera to monitor for hotspots in adjacent properties and work to prevent fire spread.

All firefighting is external due to the partial collapse of the building. There is believed to be cylinders inside and this is currently under investigation. Water is being supplied from hydrants and there are a number of main jets in use. Crews are awaiting western power to confirm the electricity is isolated to this building.